KATRA, Aug 7: A 25-year-old man namely Anmol Dogra allegedly died by hanging inside a police station after he was detained in the Reasi district, triggered protests by his family following which Sub-divisional Magistrate Piyush Dotra ordered an inquiry.
Demanding a magisterial probe into the incident, his father questioned how his son managed to arrange a rope to hang himself in the lockup.
The body of the deceased was handed over to his family after post-mortem adding the relatives of the deceased blocked the main road near Mathyal to protest his “custodial death”.
The SDM along with the additional Superintendent of Police, Katra, met the protesters and persuaded them to disperse, assuring them that an inquiry is underway in connection with Dogra’s death.
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